Daily Archives: January 27, 2011
Live from Congress: Frivolous Lawsuits!
The man who speaks to aliens, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), is now suing the U.S. House Cafeteria for $150,000 over an olive pit he found in his sandwich. Really?!?? An olive pit…what next? Suing over a hair in your sandwich?
Perhaps, the Congressman should have been more careful. After all, an olive pit would be noticeable, especially after the initial crunch. The Congressman is suing for dental damages.
Meanwhile, it is time for Congress to address something more pressing…tort reform. Tort reform might prevent wasteful lawsuits from being heard. I think chipping a tooth on an olive pit could have been prevented by checking your sandwich carefully.
Senate Democrats: Who Needs Rules???
Things are looking shady in the Virginia State Senate, as the Democrats decided to break the rules. Leading the charge, State Senator Janet Howell (D-Reston), who refused to vote on things like Right to Work and Congressional overreach. Ironic, don’t you think? I think the Virginia Senate Democrats are taking a page from the U.S. Senate Democrats by doing nothing.
Here’s the video:
The Virginia Gentleman has a post written by Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield) calling Howell out for breaking the rules. In the post, he said:
We are not here to only vote on matters of substantial agreement. If that were true we would serve only as rubber stamps. We are here to take up tough matters of significant disagreement. For the system to work we must hear and vote on matters we do not like. We also must allow votes on substantive matters, and determine their outcome and to do otherwise subverts the process and public confidence in our decisions.
It’s time for Howell to resign as Chairman of the Privileges and Elections Committee.
